Sr. Principal, Counsel (Aircraft)

Jobtome; Addison (IL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking an experienced Sr. Principal, Counsel to provide strategic legal guidance within the ISR sector. The role partners with sector leadership to assess risks, negotiate critical contracts, and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. A JD and active license are required, with DoD clearance preferred.

The position emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, rigorous risk management, and proactive legal support to protect national security interests.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing contracts, aircraft purchasing agreements, and complex maintenance, repair & overhaul agreements.
• Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills with DoD contracts experience.
• Active law license and ability to obtain DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sector leaders to assess and manage legal risks in international operations.
• Provide strategic legal guidance on risk mitigation, contract interpretation, and dispute resolution.
• Negotiate, draft, revise, and analyze contracts, memoranda, and other legal documents.
• Ensure compliance with global, federal, state, and local laws and corporate policies.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Contract management

Dispute resolution

DoD contracts experience

Education

JD degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Sr. Principal, Counsel

Job Code: 44085

Job Location: Greenville TX, Plano TX, Waco TX, or Rockwall TX (100% on site)

Job Schedule: 1st Shift 9/80

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking an experienced, proactive, and solutions-focused Sr. Principal, Counselto join the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) sector. Reporting to the Senior Director, Counsel of the sector, this role operates as a legal specialist and business partner in providing strategic, proactive, and practical legal counsel and guidance to sector management and staff on general and specialized legal matters.

Essential Functions:

• Partners with leaders to assess, predict, and manage legal and other risks in a growing business operating internationally
• Advises, counsels, and functions as a trusted business partner on legal and other matters related to the business objectives of the sector
• Provides legal guidance and counseling on risk mitigation strategies, contract interpretation and provisions, dispute resolution, and other legal issues
• Negotiates, researches, drafts, revises, and / or analyzes agreements, contracts, memoranda, legal correspondence, and other legal documents
• Engages in factual investigation, analyzes complex legal and factual issues, conducts extensive legal research, independently develops, recommends, and presents strategies on a wide range of legal matters
• Ensures that sector practices and procedures comply with global, federal, state and local laws and regulations, and are consistent with applicable corporate policies and procedures
• Engages with customer counterparts as reasonably required in support of addressing certain complex legal / business transactional matters
• Collaborates with operational, subcontracts and supply chain leadership to ensure that contractual and operational risks assumed by the business are flowed down to subcontractors and suppliers
• Monitors, reviews, and resolves day-to-day legal and regulatory issues as they are assigned
• Maintains knowledge of current and emerging laws, regulations, and trends.
• Government contracts experience within the US DoD market, including both U.S. and international government and commercial customers.
• Experience in aircraft purchasing, strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills are required.
• Personal commitment to ethics and compliance, and experience working in an environment with high ethical standards.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 15 years of extensive experience managing contracts, aircraft purchasing agreements, and complex maintenance repair and overhaul agreements.
• Graduate degree with 13 years of extensive experience managing contracts, aircraft purchasing agreements, and complex maintenance repair and overhaul agreements.
• Must have a Doctorate (JD) degree and an active state license to practice law.

Preferred Skills:

• Active Secret clearance.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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